statement of faith

Theatrum No. II (XVIII) / 2024 Constantin Alexandru Popa

The play The Happiest Man on Earth dramatises the final days of Prince Constantin Brâncoveanu, from his deposition by the envoy of Sultan Ahmed III to his execution and that of his sons in Istanbul, exploring through intense dialogue the themes of faith, power, gold and paternal sacrifice. The audience is presented with the portrait of a lucid martyr who refuses to renounce his faith despite pressure from the sultan and the betrayal of Ștefan Cantacuzino, choosing death alongside his sons rather than survival at the cost of renouncing the Christian faith.

The Words of the Fathers No. I (X) / 2020 On Gratitude. A teaching on the veneration of the icon of Christ and on the testimony of our brother Thaddeus Teodor Studitul

A monastic sermon, translated from Greek by Octavian Gordon, urges gratitude towards God as the foundation of the spiritual life, drawing on Scripture and the example of Brother Thaddeus, a slave of Scythian origin who became a monk and martyr. Faith and a pure life are presented as inseparable, whilst the iconoclasts are condemned for their refusal to recognise the icon of Christ.

The Words of the Fathers No. I (VIII) / 2019 The Tenth Catechesis of our Holy Father and Confessor Theodore, Abbot of Studion, to his disciples, delivered on All Saints’ Sunday Teodor Studitul

A homiletic sermon delivered on the feast of All Saints; the text develops the thesis that martyrdom is not limited to the shedding of blood, but encompasses any life lived in asceticism, chastity and the patience of the cross. Drawing on the Epistle to the Hebrews (chapters XI–XII) and the writings of Saint Paul, the author calls upon the faithful to bear witness to Christ through the deeds of their lives, resisting the temptations of the devil, so as to attain eternal rewards.

Studia Humanitatis No. I (III) / 2017 Jesus Christ …may He deliver me from the eternal fire, for I have sinned in knowing Dinu Săraru

Saint Calinic of Cernica, bishop, monastic founder, and senator in nineteenth-century Romania, is examined here through the lens of a handwritten Prayer-Testament discovered by Archimandrite Diomid and Protosinghel Anastasie Baldovin, in which he confesses the biblical sin of knowledge. The text, dated 1 August 1822, reveals the ascetic's inner struggle between active civic life and monastic humility, illuminating the harmonious duality that led to his canonisation.

Studia Theologica No. II (II) / 2016 Saint Antim Ivireanul, Hierarch and Martyr, defender of the true faith and a pillar of Romanian culture His Eminence Varsanufie

This article analyses the theology of the confession of faith in the writings and work of Saint Antim Ivireanul, Hierarch and Martyr, Metropolitan of Wallachia, highlighting that true confession is the essential condition for salvation and the norm of Christian life. Through the Didache, through the printing of books in Râmnic and through his martyr’s death, Antim Ivireanul embodied the living confession of the Word of God in the service of the Church and the Romanian people.

The Words of the Fathers No. II (II) / 2016 The Ninth Catechesis of our Holy Father and Confessor Theodore, Abbot of Studion, to his disciples Teodor Studitul

This sermon, delivered on Pentecost, reflects on the work of the Holy Spirit as Comforter and warns against the dangers of the love of money and carnal love, using as a concrete example the case of Evprepian, a monk who, after a life of witness at Sacudion, fell away from the faith and died in sin.

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